Chapter 2

Jasmine''s pov

"What is wrong with you?! You think the life is easy?! Do you know how hard I worked to achieve all this?! And you want to damage my reputation just like this?!" My dad yelled.

This is all he's being doing since I got back, his reputation matters to him and he values it more than my sister and I.

"You imbecile! You're a disgrace to this family! You don't deserve to be a Reinle!"

My body is shaking, I can feel my anger building up, I want to explode. I don't even know what I did yet, he's just busy cursing me.

"I don't know how I got a rebellious daughter like you!"

"What did I do this time?" I asked.

My eyes met my sister's gaze and she shook her head, silently telling me not to argue with our father.

"She doesn't even know what she's done!" Dad said.

"I don't know, you tell me"

He pointed at my sister.

"Your sister is getting married next week! Our company is going bankrupt and she's getting married to save it.. but you what are you doing?!"

Right, he just reminded me, Jade is getting married and we (Jade and I) don't even know her future husband.. we just know his surname is O'Briens!

We don't know anything else about him.

"Great! Just great!"

Dad's exclamation brought me back to the present, he pointed at me.

"She's not even listening to me! Did you see your beloved daughter? Alicia, did you see her behavior?"

Mom passed me a stern look, she signaled me to kneel down and apologize to my dad.. but how can I apologise when I don't know what I did wrong.

"Jade is getting married to save us and she's parading every alley in Mexico! Now she's pregnant for some good for nothing fella!"

My hear grew bigger when he said those words. How did he find out about my pregnancy so soon?!

Wait.. doctor Morris! He must have told him! Darn my dummy head, I shouldn't have used our family doctor for something like this!

"Her health now is not good, but she went ahead and got herself pregnant! What if something goes wrong and she lost her life in the process?!"

Is that him caring about my health?

"What will people say?! That a Reinle died in childbirth?! A Reinle got pregnant out of wedlock?!"

I rolled my eyeballs, it's all because of his reputation after all.

"Beside, we don't even know that useless fella!"

"He's not useless"

"Shut up, you disgraceful daughter!" He banged on the end table.

He grumbled some words coherently, then up at me with angry hooded eyes.

"You have two options now, leave and never return to my mansion.. or abort the bast*rd child today!"

"Dad..."

"Donald..." Jade and mom both called respectively.

My elder brother scoffed loudly, I'm surprised he's been quiet all these while.. that's an improvement from his side.

"Dad is already being merciful giving her options..."

"Tim, silence!" Mom scolded him, but when has he ever listened to mom.

"... it's left for her to make a choice. If she wants to continue being a Reinle, she'd flush that garbage she's carrying!" Tim said.

I threw him a glare. "My child is not a garbage!"

"Eish! Dad she's made her choice, she wants to keep the garbage" he said.

My eyes travelled back to dad, he's nodding his head and waving his finger in front of me.

"Good for you! You're now a big girl.. right from this moment, you're no longer a Reinle! I seize to recognize you as my daughter!"

"Dad!"

"Donald!" Jade and mom gasped respectively.

Dad ignored them, he stared at me straight in the eyes.. I balled my fist beside me.

He wants me to beg him and kill my innocent child, but I won't.. Thanatos is ready to take me in!

"You still don't want to admit your fault, such boldness! Now leave and never return!" He said, no, he yelled.

"Donald, don't do this, she's just a child.. where would she go from here?" Mom pleaded with him.

Dad scoffed angrily.

"She's not child anymore, she'll be a mother in a few months!" He said.

I took a deep breath and turned, I stormed out without a second thought.

"Jasmine!" I heard mom calling me, but I didn't turn back.

He wants me out of his home, then I'll leave! He's never cared for me, he's never showed me any love.. neither am I expecting any love from him!

His reputation is his life.. his reputation is way more important than his family.. he should eat and dine with his reputation then!

"Jasmine!" I heard Jade called from behind.

I stopped walking and she rushed to my front, she held my hand and stared at me with her glassy eyes.

"You don't have to leave, come back with me let's apologize to dad"

"No, he wants me to abort my child"

Her gaze moved to my stomach, she gulped and inhaled.

"It's for the best. You don't have anywhere to go from here"

"I have somewhere to go, I'll go to my boyfriend's" I said.

"But dad said if you leave now, you mustn't return back"

I smiled. "I don't intend to come back"

"But..."

"It's fine, my baby's daddy will take me in and once he graduates college, he'll marry me"

"Are you sure"

I nod.

"Yeah, he's graduating next month.. and I'll invite you to my wedding, you're gonna come, right?"

She smiled and put a strand of hair behind my ear.

"Of course" she said.

"Good, I should go now before it rains"

She nodded, she dipped her hand in her pocket and handed me some cash.

"Let me know when you're short of money"

I laughed. "I won't be short of money, my boyfriend is strangely loaded.. he's even richer than dad" I said.

Her brows knit together.

"A college student? Richer than dad?" She asked, sounding surprised.

Well, even till now I'm still surprise, I kept asking myself how Thanatos got his money.

I reached for my backpack and brought out my purse, I opened it and took out my credit card.. I handed it to her.

"Give it back to dad" I said.

She frowned.

"Do you know what you're doing, Jasmine?"

"Yeah, I'm not gonna depend on dad's money.. Thanatos can cater for me" I replied.

She rolled her eyeballs.

"Right, he's super rich!" She mimicked me.

I turned and continued my trip to Thanatos place. A man who can trade his daughter for business, is not qualified to be my dad.

Maybe he'll trade me next!